Fellowships
Fellowships
A full college education cannot exist within the walls of a classroom alone. That’s why we encourage and support students who decide to pursue nationally competitive fellowships.
Awards represent hundreds of thousands of dollars that allow students to pursue goals such as researching small-scale fishing in the South Pacific, investigating intervention services for people with disabilities in India, completing a master’s degree in scriptwriting in the U.K., teaching English in Austria and co-creating an anthology of stories in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
The Office of Fellowships is dedicated to helping students identify and apply for opportunities they feel will most benefit them both during and after their time at W&L.
Matthew Loar, Ph.D.
Director of Fellowships
- P: 540-458-4863
- E: mloar@wlu.edu
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Leyburn Library 114
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia 24450
2023-24: A Record Year
W&L enjoyed another record-setting year for nationally competitive fellowships in 2023-2024, including 12 Fulbright recipients, earning the university “top producer” status for Fulbright U.S. students for the sixth consecutive year.
Fellowship Stories
W&L students have an outstanding track record of fellowship success thanks to the academic preparation and support they receive from our faculty and staff. Here are some of their stories.
Marshall Scholar
Katie Yurechko ’24
Katie, a 2024 graduate with a double major in computer science and philosophy, was named Washington and Lee University’s first Marshall Scholar in December 2023. She was one of 51 scholars chosen to begin graduate studies at universities across the United Kingdom. The scholarship fully funds one to three years of study, which she will spend at the University of Oxford and University College London.
Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service
Alina de Zoysa ’25
Alina, a sociology major with minors in education and poverty and human capability studies, has been awarded the Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service. The Voyager Scholarship is a two-year program that gives juniors who are interested in a career in public service financial support and the opportunity to expand their horizons through meaningful travel and access to a supportive network of mentors and leaders.
Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Tanajia Moye-Green ’23
Tanajia, a 2023 graduate with a major in sociology major and minors in poverty studies and data science, was one of 90 scholars chosen in 2024 to begin or continue graduate studies at Stanford University. The scholarship fully funds up to three years of study, and scholars also participate in the King Global Leadership Program to complement their graduate school education. She is Washington and Lee University’s first Knight-Hennessy Scholar.
Rhodes Scholar
Tahri Phillips ’23
Tahri, a 2023 graduate with majors in cognitive and behavioral science and English, was named Washington and Lee University’s 18th Rhodes Scholar in 2022. She was one of 32 scholars chosen to pursue graduate studies at the University of Oxford in England. The scholarship, which averages approximately $75,000 per year, and up to as much as $250,000, fully funds two to four years of study at Oxford.
W&L Celebrates Fellowship Awards Record
Through hard work, supportive faculty and staff and an expanded Office of Fellowships, a record number of W&L students received nationally competitive fellowship awards in 2023-24.
W&L Student Empowers Her Community through Davis Projects for Peace
Anshika Patel ’26 spent her summer scaling up an initiative offering public health education and vocational training in her community.
W&L Celebrates Another Year of Fellowship Success
Another record-setting year for nationally competitive fellowships at W&L can be attributed to students’ dedication and desire to pursue meaningful work on a global stage.
W&L’s Jack Evans ’25 Awarded Fulbright to Uzbekistan
Evans received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Uzbekistan and plans to pursue a career in national security and diplomacy.
W&L’s Mary Kate Murschell ’25 Earns U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Murschell will teach English in Austria before working for an accounting firm in Philadelphia.
Allie Stankewich ’23 Awarded SIT Alice Rowan Swanson Fellowship
While working for the Fulbright program as a teaching mentor in Uganda, Stankewich partnered with a local organization to build a fish farm social enterprise.
W&L’s Mariam Drammeh ’25 Selected for U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Drammeh will teach English in Austria before beginning graduate school at Duke University.
W&L’s Tuvshin Anderson ’25 Awarded U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Anderson will teach English in Vienna before attending graduate school.
W&L’s Kiki Mittner ’25 Earns U.S. Teaching Assistantship to Austria
Mittner will teach English in her grandmother’s Austrian hometown before attending law school.
W&L’s Thomas Leggett ’25 Selected for Fulbright to Taiwan
Leggett received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Taiwan and plans to pursue a career in civil engineering.
Lela Casey ’25 Receives Fellowship from the Center for Arabic Study Abroad
The recent graduate will serve a year-long fellowship studying Arabic in Morocco.
Leandro Laperne ’28 Participates in the American Enterprise Institute Summer Honors Program
The rising sophomore completed a week-long program held in Washington, D.C.
W&L’s Matthew Flynn ’25 Awarded Fulbright to Finland
Flynn will pursue a master’s degree in digital social science at LUT University in Finland.